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A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…
A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, anno. 1569. Taken by the reverend Father in God, John Jewel, late Bishop of Salisbury. Whereunto is added a short treatise of the holy Scriptures. Both which he delivered in divers sermons in his cathedral church of Salisbury, anno. 1570A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, anno. 1569. Taken by the reuerende Father in God, Iohn Iewel, late Bishop of Salisburie. Wherevnto is added a short treatise of the holy Scriptures. Both which he deliuered in diuers sermons in his cathedral church of Salisburie, anno. 1570
London: printed by R. Newberie & H. Bynneman, 1582
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And thus are we taught to esteem of the learned Fathers of the Church, by their own judgement: by that which ⟨p. 162⟩they have written, either for the credit of their own doings, or of the authority which they have thought due to the writings of others. S. Augustine said of the Doctors and Fathers in his time:1 Neque quorumlibet a•sputationes, quamuis Catholicorum, & laudatorum hominum, velut Scripturas Canonicas habere debemus: ut nobis non liceat, salua honorificentia quae illis debetur, aliquid in eorum scriptis improbare, aut respuere: si fortè inuenerimus, quod aliter senserint, quàe veritas habet. Talis sum ego in scriptis aliorum, tales esse volo intellectores meorum: Neither weigh we the writings of all men, be they never so worthy and catholic, as we weigh the canonical Scriptures: but that saving the reverence that is due unto them, we may mislike and refuse somewhat in their writings, if we find that they have thought otherwise, than the truth may bear. Such am I in the writings of others, and such would I wish others to be in mine. Some things I believe, & some things which they write, I ⟨p. 163⟩can not believe. I weigh them not as the holy & Canonical Scriptures. Cyprian was a Doctor of the Church, yet he was deceived: Hierome was a Doctor of the Church, yet he was deceived: Augustine was a Doctor of the Church, yet he wrote a Book of Retractations, he acknowledged that he was deceived. God did therefore give to his Church many Doctors, & many learned men, which all should search the truth, and one reform an other, wherein they thought him deceived. S. Augustine saieth:2 Auferantur de medio chartae nostrae, procaedat in medium codex Dei: audi Christum dicentem: audi veritatem loquetem: Take away from amongest us any our own Books: let the Book of God come amongest us: hear what Christ sayeth: hearken what the truth speaketh. He is the wisdom of his father, he can not deceive us. Again he saith:3 Audi dicit dominus, non dicit Donatus, aut Rogatus, aut Vincentius, aut Hilarius, aut Ambrosius, aut Augustinus: Hear this, the Lord sayeth: hear not